Special interest projects

A while ago I checked Tony Attwoods “Aspie criteria” in Aspie-quiz. The statements were reformulated as questions and added as experimental questions (and thus were mixed-up with ordinary questions). It was done like this so people would answer them truthfully. Attwoods statements have mixed relevance, with a few highly relevant statements, and some with absolutely no relevance.

Do you dislike discussing a topic that may not be of primary interest?

Do you have an strong preferece for detail over gestalt?

Do you have an original, often unique perspective in problem solving?

Do you have an avid perseverance in gathering and cataloguing information on a topic of interest?

Do you have knowledge of routines and a focused desire to maintain order and accuracy?

Some relevance (between 0.3 and 0.44 in correlation)

Do you speak your mind irrespective of social context or adherence to personal beliefs?

Do you seek an audience or friends capable of enthusiasm for unique interests and topics?

Are you primarily interested in significant contributions to conversation over ritualistic small talk or socially trivial statements and superficial conversation?

Do you prefer conversation free of hidden meaning or agenda?

Do you have an advanced use of pictorial metaphors?

Do you have exceptional memory and/or recall of details often forgotten or disregarded by others, for example: names, dates, schedules, routines?

Are your thoughts persistent?

Do you have encyclopaedic or “CD ROM” knowledge of one or more topics?

Are you values/decision making unaltered by political or financial factors?

Are you a “social unsung hero” with trusting optimism: frequent victim of social weaknesses of others, while steadfast in the belief of the possibility of genuine friendship?

Insignificant relavance (between 0.15 and 0.29 in correlation)

Do you show absolute loyalty and impeccable dependability in peer relationships?

Are you determined to seek the truth?

Do you have an advanced vocabulary and interest in words?

Are you fascinated with word-based humor (e.g. puns)?

Do you often take care of others outside the range of typical development?

No relevance (less than 0.15 in correlation)

Are you free of sexist, “age-ist” or culturalist biases and regard others at “face value”?

Do you have the ability to pursue personal theory or perspective despite conflicting evidence?

Do you listen without continual judgement or assumption?

Do you seek sincere, positive, genuine friends with an unassuming sense of humor?

Are you good at individual sports and games, particularly those involving endurance or visual accuracy, including rowing, swimming, bowling, chess?

Have you attended university after high school?

Most of the statements are related to Aspie talent, which is expected.

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